Good value tasting menu, but this place fell quite short for me. Favorites: Ceviche- wow, wish I got more of this! Catch of the day- lovely, light fish! Pumpkin and flowers- impressed with the creativity of this one Did not like- Honeycomb- it was really cold on the inside, it was like biting into ice. Not a good dessert choice for a cold evening Escamole was dry and forgettable Rabbit tasted like bologna- yuck! Did not like this place. A special tasting menu should be the best of the best and I was not impressed :( read more

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Romantic restaurant setting. In the lobby next to this restaurant they had live piano music. This restaurant located in Grand Luxxe tower 1. They have a bar that goes up to you for any cocktails. They also provided delicious breads of all kinds. I got the tortilla soup which was prettty creamy. I was mostly impressed with my entree. I believe they were lobster tacos (can't remember because I came here in October of 2018 and barely writing my review now). They were delicious! And quite filling. Great service, great environment, great food. Way to end my last dinner at Nuevo Vallarta! read more

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Located within the Vidanta resort inside tower one of the Grand Luxxe, Epazote has both inside and outside seating. We chose to sit outside and were very happy with our choice. There isn't really a view but the weather was perfect for al fresco dining. The decor is really nice with large pots, plants and cool lights set within baskets. I would suggest that they change the background music. Instead of the canned generic music, I would have appreciated some authentic Mexican music, like their name straight out states. Hubby started his meal with the crispy octopus. It was really pretty and more like a tempura octopus. I love a tempura batter. I tasted it and thought it well cooked but I don't really care for octopus in general so I am not a good judge. Hubby thought the dish good but not exceptional. We both opted for a soup course. I had the Tortilla soup and he had the fish soup. The presentation on both was excellent. They brought the bowls filled with the chunky stuff and then poured the broth over. I thought my tortilla soup to the best item that we ordered that night. It was really tasty and not too rich. Hubby's fish soup tasty way too fishy for me. He only thought it average as well. Our big disappointment though were our mains. I had the lobster tacos and hubby the fish of the day. There were four tacos on my plate. The way they were made it was impossible to pick them up so I had to eat them with a fork and knife. In the end I just ate the filling out with a fork. The lobster was cut too small and impossible to taste. I would have preferred only three tacos and larger chunks of lobster. Also, I didn't like all the stuff they put with it. Not sure what it all was but it totally masked any lobster flavor. Hubby's fish of the day was bland and unimpressive. We opted out of dessert but loved the little bit of strawberry ice cream they provided like a mint at the end of the meal. read more

Epazote Mexican Authentic - Tortilla soup - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, NAY

Intimate venue inside Vidanta Building #1. Hats off to Chef Jimenez who creates visual and tasty splendor in every bite. We were a table of 2 couples. It was a busy evening with the troops coming in for the holiday season. My only negative was that our waiter did not offer us drinks. He probably got overwhelmed and forgot....I'm sure it wasn't done intentionally. We all enjoyed wonderful appetizers and entrees which we would recommend. They were the cauliflower done four ways, the crawfish salad, taco soup which was scrumptious and the croquets. The entrees were the roasted chicken in a mole sauce, NY strip, and the duck breast. For dessert, I had the strawberries and ice cream and the others had plain ice cream....the usual flavors were vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. Lastly, the caramelized bananas with a chocolate moose and sauce was ordered. The entrees were better than the desserts. One of the nice perks of the venue is that there is usually live music being played in the lobby which is always very special. I would consider this restaurant one of the top choices in Vidantaland. read more

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This is as good as it gets. Dome covers on plates, great menu, and we were lucky to be seated inside - since it seemed outside there were some fruit flies (but I would not blame the restaurant for this). The only thing we thought was a bit off was some of the other guests' demeanor and attire - it definitely makes the atmosphere suffer if someone is wearing a baseball cap to dinner at this caliber of a place. read more

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This little gem is hidden in Grand Lux tower 1. The presentation of the food, quality and service is the best on the resort. We started with cauliflower appetizer and the Dry noodle appetizer. Both were outstanding. We shared a salad, goat cheese and bacon. Our main courses: short ribs cooked to perfection and the seafood pottage. This establishment is known for its top shelf Tequila and tastings, but the food was the best we have had all week on the Vidanta Resort! read more

Epazote Mexican Authentic - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, NAY

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We had an absolutely wonderful dinner... Relaxing ambience, service was exemplary and the food was outstanding! Every bite was simply delicious! We thought our meal was very reasonable and can't wait to go back to try the tasting menu. read more

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Love this place - second time there. The service is friendly, efficient and elegant. They graciously accept modifications to create a meal for plant based humans. Have the mushroom soup, it's magic in a bowl and the presentation is just stunning. I would have had a vat of that but needed to leave room for the modified mollotes (sp) I had - Chef replaced the chorizo with black beans. They were satisfying and delicious and I had enough to bring some back to my room, along with the rest of my bottle of wine. Day 2 here and I'm realizing that might be the last protein I'll be finding here but more on that in my next review ... significantly less positive read more

Do not waste your time. This is touted as an upscale fine ding experience but is far from it. The restaurant itself is pretty, but no views or outstanding features and with so many choices at the resort with better ambience, we assumed wrongly this one really must have great food/service. Service was impossibly slow and some customers resorted to calling out/yelling to get staff attention. Speaks to the poor service and the type of people visiting the establishment. Food was hit or miss. We had a few nice dishes and a few that were passable and one that was just inedible. Do yourself a favor and go somewhere else. read more

WOW. What an incredibly disappointing XMAS dinner at formerly one of our favorite restaurants on the resort (Grand Luxxe). What was a upscale and delicious restaurant serving authentic Mexican cuisine is now a poor attempt at fine dining. Epazote is now featuring dated cuisine and presentations, laughably minuscule portions, and overpriced attempts at fine dining with more kitchen miscues to begin to discuss here. What was a restaurant we have dreamed about for a year is now on the "never return" list. We are now about to order room service. So sad. Merry Christmas. read more

We are staying in Vidanta and visited this restaurant. It is located in the Grand Luxe. We had the cauliflower appetizer, mushroom soup' and shared the New York strip steak. The soup was fabulous. The rest of the meal was so poor. The quality of the meat was a disappointment. Lots of gristle and fat, very tough, unseasoned. It was resting on a mashed potato purée which was so watery we actually had a big laugh about it. The mushrooms atop the steak were good. The corn or hominy was cold and, again, tasteless. The cauliflower appetizer was cold as well. Tasteless too. Bread was good. The other couple we were with faired no better with their meal. I guess you expect a good meal when you visit one of their better restaurants but if you can't get the basics right like grilling a steak or presenting the food hot the r still will not get better. You've failed chef Alex. read more

My family and I were on our way to our Valet to go to Puerto Vallarta for dinner, due to sudden rain we decided to stay at the resort and try a place our timeshare tour guide recommended to us. Beautiful atmosphere and beautiful setting caught our attention very quick. We sat down and were instantly greeted and moments later our wonderful appetizers came out (ribeye ceviche & tri-cauliflower) absolutely wonderful, we had the ribeye, Mahi Mahi, short rib & lobester stuffed filet and they were all impeccable. Followed by the ice cream trio & churros. Everything was amazing and if I didn't live out of country I would come here very often. Recommend the try, you won't be disappointed! read more

We got off to abad start, after being seated, a margarita cart came by and took our drink orders. A couple of us got drinks immediately, the rest of us waited over 45 minutes for our first cocktails. Service improved but the food was just ok. We ordered a variety of the menu i read more

One of the best Mexican restaurants we've been to. Food is delicious. Atmosphere is engaging. Staff is fun and knowledgeable.

Do not eat here. Very expensive and the food is not good. Also, portions are super small and not satisfying at all. Will not return

Absolutely fabulous: food, waitstaff, management. Our waiter Geraldo was amazing. They only had two desserts listed for the evening, and, my fav is Flan. It was not on the menu, and they made it for me. My husband will recommend the Sea Bass..best he ever had. Loved this place. read more

Best thing about this restaurant was that we didn't wait a ridiculous amount of time for our food as we did at many other restaurants at the Vidanta complex. Ambiance just ok-basically you are sitting in a hotel lobby and we were actually outside of the area which was cordoned off. Like others said, no view. Appetizers were better than main courses-the octopus carpaccio and trio of gordos were tasty. The main course of duck carnitas was nothing special. Overall, we had a pleasant experience compared to the agonizing wait times at the other restaurants here. read more

I heard good things from this place so my family and I decided to stop by. It's a nice restaurant but the inside is kind of stuffy. The outside is very nice (we ate outside). From the start we had to ask for water and the drink menu 4 times. Our waiter didn't stop to ask us our order for appetizers for 30 minutes so we asked someone else. My sister is severely allergic to nuts and my grandma is allergic to garlic. We knew the garlic would be hard to accommodate but whenever we would ask if something had one of these ingredients they would laugh and say I don't think so. This made us very nervous from the start. The appetizers were good but weren't worth the price and size. By now we have had 3 waiters because our first waiter never came to ask us our orders for anything. The manager came and pretty much became our waiter. My sister very clearly told him that she wanted to change her order and once our food came (which the portions were bland, small and overpriced) she never got her order. We asked and he said we cancelled our order. We were very confused because we didn't know how it okay I'll have the beef carpaccio, the price change is okay meant please cancel my order. Overall, the main downfall was understanding English (even though this is a resort filled with mostly American tourists). read more

Epazote is located in the Vidanta timeshare complex. It is in Nuevo Vallarta which is a trek to get to but still very inexpensive by taxi. (It's Mexico.) The ambiance was very sophisticated and sexy. The interior design was quite impressive. The place settings were pretty. All around a visual stunner. The drinks were great. There were several made with the epazote leaf which is widely used in Mexican cooking. The creative mixology was definitely appreciated. The presentation of the drinks was exceptional - the rolling bar came to our table and the bartender expertly performed the preparations of our drinks. They tasted great! We had the full tasting menu which was about 8 or 9 items. I could tell you that the menu was about 75% successful. There were items on there that just needed more finesse. The cuisine pays homage to Mexican flavors but has haute cuisine influences of Europe. in the attempt to modernize some classics, I feel that some things just got lost in translation. All in all it was a great experience. read more